This is a book I had been contemplating reading for a while, but couldn’t quite summon up enough interest to actually purchase it whenever I was in a shop because it looked quite…sciencey. (It has specific references, many footnotes and a whole chapter on statistics.) Fortunately, this was ...
Bad Science “Bad Science” is a modern classic of scientific sceptical movement. Its importance and influence easily rank it alongside the defining works of Carl Sagan, Martin Gardener, James Randi, Michael Shermer, David Aaronvitch, Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Carol Tavris, Paul Kurtz...Dense with facts, entertaining style and education...Few - ...
INTRODUCTION Ms Larsbaby pointed me in the direction of this book which a friend of hers had read. The point of the book seemed to be to debunk myths around science and in particular the "pseudo-science" peddled by groups as diverse as nutritionists and journalists. Famous health stories would ...
Have you ever read the newspaper health pages and wondered where they got the statistics from that doing X doubles your risk of cancer? Have you ever been bamboozled by the claims of the cosmetics industry about their magic lotions with their unpronounceable sciency sounding formulas and their...goes behind ...
I read this book based on a friend's recommendation and found it a witty and insightful book that admirably stands up for science and scientists against the "enemies of reason". One of this book's strongest points is that it has the ability to teach non-scientists the basics ...
